DeBakey classification

The DeBakey classification, along with the Stanford classification, is used to separate aortic dissections into those that need surgical repair, and those that usually require only medical management.

Classification

The DeBakey classification divides dissections into :

• type I: involves ascending and descending aorta (= Stanford A)
• type II: involves ascending aorta only (= Stanford A)
• type III: involves descending aorta only, commencing after the origin of the left subclavian artery (= Stanford B)

Mnemonic

• BAD:  see DeBakey Classification (mnemonic)

Siehe auch:

• Aortendissektion
• Stanford-Klassifikation der Aortendissektion
• DeBakey

und weiter:

• thorakale Aortendissektion
• Stanford type A